To mark his trip across the Atlantic, we thought it worth looking back at how the relationship has been between prime ministers and presidents. It has been a relationship of highs and lows...

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Heath and Nixon

Prime Minister Edward Heath met US President Richard Nixon in 1973.
The meeting was said to be workmanlike. Seen here speaking on the White House lawn, Heath wouldn't have guessed what would happen to his ally a year later.
Heath didn't want to be seen being cosy with America, which was said to have puzzled Nixon.